Business Info - issue 139

01732 759725 25 magazine ISE Clear focus NEC Display Solutions Europe unveiled a range of new display technologies grouped into three core focus areas – meeting and collaboration, digital signage and large venues. Highlights included: n Direct View LED (dvLED) technologies for indoor and outdoor signage, billboards and presentation screens, including 137in and 165in models preconfigured for quick and easy installation and operation; n New C, V and P Series UHD large format displays, plus a range of customisation options for the V and P Series. These include PCAP touch screens in 55in and 65in; Protective Glass for busy areas (all models); and Mirror Glass (P Series only), which doubles as a fitting room mirror and digital screen. n The new E Series of entry-level UHD professional displays, which offers simplicity and powerful performance for a wide range of applications in meeting rooms, retail, leisure and hospitality; and n An out of the box Media Player for single screens and smaller networks that also offers budget-friendly media playback via a Raspberry Pi module. At the show, NEC Display Solutions announced a pan-European partnership with Maverick AV that will see the specialist distributor take on its new range of interactive collaboration solutions, including the InfinityBoard, a new series of ShadowSense Touch displays (the NEC C Series SST) and a new entry-level collaboration display series (the NEC CB Series). www.nec-display-solutions.com Wide appeal Sharing a stand with Philips Professional Display Solutions, Philips Monitors highlighted SuperWide 32:9 format curved screens ideal for use in trading rooms, architectural firms and graphic design agencies, like the 499P9H. This 49 inch screen is wide enough to replace two side- by-side 27in QHD monitors and incorporates a MultiClient Integrated KVM switch that allows users to manage two separate PCs simultaneously; a pop-upWindows Hello webcam with facial recognition; and a USB-C docking solution. Featuring high- speed USB 3.1 technology and a reversible USB-C connector for one-cable docking, this enables users to transfer data quickly and securely, recharge notebooks and plug their peripherals directly into the monitor to share files and watch videos. www.mmd-p.com WCD demonstrations Sharp followed the 4K trend with three new 4K professional displays for digital signage, a 4K 70-inch interactive Windows collaboration display (WCD), developed in partnership with Microsoft, and two new 4K BIG PAD interactive displays. It also previewed a second generation 80-inch 8K display. WCDs are a new category of device and Sharp held hourly demonstrations to show how meetings can be made more collaborative and productive using aWCD designed to work with familiar Microsoft tools, like Office 365. USB-C and wireless connectivity offer easy switching between multiple devices, while sensors within the display capture data on the working environment. Sharp was showing several other new 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) displays, like the TH1 range of 65in, 75in and 85in interactive displays (with integrated Android PC and whiteboard application), the BIG PAD HC1 series and PN-HM, PN- HB and PN-HW large format displays (with embedded Android Soc). These were shown running applications from a number of software partners. Qwizdom was demonstrating its Oktopus teaching platform, which provides more than 70 subject-specific tools that help bring lessons to life; Cenareo (recently rebranded from CityMeo) was managing the digital signage content on the Sharp stand and providing live demonstrations of facial detection software; Videro was showing how content on new PN HB/ HM displays can be controlled via mobile devices; and Demodern was demonstrating a VR interactive showroom, designed for IKEA, that lets visitors explore and configure furniture items within a virtual kitchen and living room set. www.sharp.eu More than twice the fun Digital signage is one of the key applications for 10 new displays announced by Panasonic that more than doubles its 4K display offering to 18 models. These include four smaller sizes (from 43 to 65 inches) in the premium SQ1 series, suitable for 24/7 digital signage in retail stores, conference rooms, broadcast studios and control rooms. The new sizes have the same features as the larger 98in and 86in displays, such as 500 cd/m2 brightness, In-Plane Switching technology (IPS), anti-glare treatment and a built-in 4K USB media player. Panasonic’s other new 4K displays make up the six-strong CQ1 series for organisations that want a 4K display for information sharing in classrooms and meeting rooms, but not the ultra-high brightness and round the clock operation offered by the SQ1 series. The six models in sizes of 43 to 86 inches have a brightness of 400cd/m2 and continuous daily operation for up to 16 hours. https://business.panasonic.co.uk/visual-system/